Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-21
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Earthquakes were felt Monday in Smryna
and the island of Scio.
The Philsdelphiss beat the Milwaukees
nine to 6ve Monday.
Daniel Pratt. known as the "Grest Ameri-
can traveller, died Monday aged IS.
By the caving in of high bank at Lake
Front. Penn, John Elaie and Jacob Faher-
back were buried and killed.
The coffee market Monday morning opened
very strong to nearly one cent aud quarter
over the closing prices of Saturday.
The Genesta passed Stornaway, England,
at noon Sunday, and another yacht, supposed
to be the Dauntless, was seen of that point
two O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
/ cablegram was received at Hartford, CT,
Monday, from Caldwell II. Colt, owner of
the American yacht Dauntless, stating that
she is not in the English jubilee races.
About forty witnesses for the defence in
the suit of the Canadian government VS. j
c. Aver & Co. of Lowell Mass, left Monday
night on the eight o'clock train for Montreal.
Herr Kraker, socialist member of the
Reichstag of Germany, was arrested Satur-
dty al Berlin, the moment he left the legs
lative building after the closing of the ses-
sion
Edward Morrogh Bernhard, ajustice of the
peace, and his wife, while out driving near
Killarney, Ireland, were fired at by some
person in ambush. Neither was hurt but the
horse was wounded.
mob, Sunday, set fire to the Jewish
quarter of the town of Suna, Segerdahely, in
Hungary. The quarter was almost entirely
destroyed, AM one hundred and twenty five
families made homeless.
Class day exercises were held at the
Princeton college Monday afternoon. An
ivy that was planted was gift from Mrs.
President Cleveland and came from the
White House grounds.
Maxwell, alias Brooks, the murderer OF
Preler, is to be hanged The supreme court
refuses to reverse the decision of the lower
court. The prisoner was unoffically notified
by his attorneys Sunday.
Three hundred peers and other prominent
persons belonging to the Roman Catholic
church, have returned tickets, emitting them
to seats in Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday,
during the jubilee services.
The Amherst chapter of Alpha Delta Phi,
the oldest chapter OF this college Greek letter
sorietv in New England, celebrates this year
at tne Amherst commencement, the semi
Cent nnlal OF Its foundation.
Arrar gem ants have been made to have DIR
Ho iklns' remains he in state in the Congre-
gational church ut WillIamstown till five
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, when they will be
Inferred with service of prayer.
An illuminated address to the Queen from
| Br.t,sn subjects resident IN Boston, will be
formally delivered t. her majesty Monday
afternoon. The address is enclosed in an
oah case and the presentation will take place
at buckingham palace.
franklin Low, the last surviving child OF
Gen. Joseph Low, Concord's first mayor
died Mond-y forenoon aged 65. He was
4 native and iIfe long resident of Concord, and
! one If its heaviest real estate owners. He
leaves n widow and five children.
: A m b attacked the Salvation Army while
they 70 paradlng the streets in Quebec
Sunday afternoon, showaripg stones and 9th
er missiles at them. Several of the soliers
were injured. and one, Miss McIarg proba-
bly, fatally so. Three arrests were made.
Paris newspapers express indignation ovel
sentences decreed at Leipsic against the AL
sation members of the Patriotic League
These have just been convicted Of high trea
, son for assisting in the agitation to keep alive
: the anti-snnexstion feeling in Alsace-Lor
raine.
> The London Daily News Simla correspon
dent denies the report received from Laharn,
that the Indian government has been ordere,
from London to forward troops to the Afghan
frontier. 1t says it is not true that Russi
has appointed Srkander Khau governor o
Penjdeh.
Monday morning Daniel J. Sullivan ant
. James Crowell, two men who for several day
past have been seen hanging around the plac,
-hnra
!, lond, o were arrested Sunday. They hai
, from New Britain, CT, and are held pendin,
investig alton.
The Commercial Advertiser of New York
alleges that several officers of the Plymouth
church of that city, informed its correspon
dent, Sunday, that Rev. Charles Stowe, pas
tor Of large Congregational church at Hart
ford, and nephew of Mr.. Beecher, undoubt
edly will be called to that church
II The convention of longshoresmen Sunday
f decided to formally request the boss steve
e dores on Monday to restore the old scale o
g wages. viz, forty-fve cents per hour an
/, sixty cents per hour for overtime. Tn
d present prices are thirty cents per hour TO
o day work and forty-6ve tor over time.
8 At q mass meeting Of the locked out boo
makers Of Worcester, Mass, Monday, it wa
decided that all but the lasters and bottomer
should return to work on the best terms DOS
sible. This practically ends the great strik
;. which has been 10 progress FIVE months. Th
!, lasters and bottomers will continue the struQ
y gle to have the free shop notice torn down.
d On Sunday, at st. Joseph, Missouri, tw
d men rowed out to the middle of Lake Con
:. trary and went in swimming. Their bos
drifted away and the swimmers became ex
hausted. Two men with two women in thej
boat passed them and to them they appeale
for aid, but through false modesty the boa,
J. men rowed of leaving the men to drowr
2 Later in the evening the bodies were recoy
cred.